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TIL that the beastie boys dismantled their own golf record, only to find it didn’t contain their own music.

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BgX9d TIL- Blackberry is still alive and has evolved. It's hiring all over the world currently and is valued at $2.09B.
dDEJB TIL that saving $2k a year from age 19-26 would leave you with more money at 65 than if you invested the same amount from 27-65. At 10% a year average returns, the person who saved for seven years would have over $1M, while the person who saved for almost 40 years would have about $800k.
4LON TIL that Peregrine Falcons are the fastest member of the animal kingdom. With a top recorded dive speed of 242mph
7rLoM TIL that during construction of the new Yankee Stadium, a construction worker and avid Boston Red Sox fan buried a replica jersey of Red Sox player David Ortiz underneath the visitors' dugout with the objective of placing a "hex" on the Yankees, much like the "Curse of the Bambino."
jXNv TIL British Royal Navy pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown holds the world record for most aircraft carrier landings - 2,407. The US Navy gave one man the specific job of breaking the record. He got up to 1,600 and then had a nervous breakdown.